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Services to schools:
supporting literacy
and learning
New Zealand’s National Library
provides literacy and learning support
with similar content and in similar
ways to Australian state libraries.
The website is effectively laid out
for teachers and teacher librarians
to discover quickly which areas offer
tools and ideas. The Gallery has
many inspiring images on library
design, all with useful captions. The
Create readers blog and Libraries and
learning have unusually well written
and informative entries that cover a
wide range of contemporary topics.
These are precisely categorised
for quick research. Entries on
digital technologies, and reviews
of sophisticated picture books and
graphic novels are especially helpful.
Culture, identity & heritage, including
the sub topic Supporting Pasifika
students, is an excellent and practical
resource for Australian school
communities with Pasifika students.
Developing your library has plenty of
connections to professional reading.
C. Thomas
USER LEVEL: Professional
PUBLISHER: National Library of
New Zealand, NZ
REVIEW DATE: 9/07/2012 [027.8]
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What your teacher
librarian can do for you
A collaborative project by Southern
Cross University, teacher librarians,
principals, and municipal librarians
from the Coffs Harbour region, this
production of 11 video clips shows
what school and public libraries can
offer pre-service teachers. The series
has been offered to other universities
administering education or teacher
librarianship courses. The importance
of school libraries features in three of
the videos. Here, teacher librarians,
supported by their principals, discuss
how the school library supports
student learning outcomes. Helping
students become information literate,
and the collaborative opportunities
that exist using Connected Outcomes
Groups (COGs), are included in other
videos. Highlighting the work of
teacher librarians, this series would
be a valuable professional learning
resource, showcasing library services
to staff. S . Rasaiah
USER LEVEL: Professional
PUBLISHER: SCU Library, NSW
REVIEW DATE: 09/07/2012 [027.8]
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Words of advice by libraryresources
Libraries and
transliteracy
This excellent blog encourages
teachers and teacher librarians to
reconsider how information literacy
skills are taught. Many facets of
literacy are explored, and current
research can be accessed with ease.
Particular focus is on transliteracy:
the ability to read, write and interact
across a range of platforms, tools
and media. Recent and archived
posts allow users to gain a broad
overview of site content and the
Categories section pinpoints specific
areas. For example, 21st Century
literacies links to professional
discussions and research papers
regarding transliteracy. Users can
also join the blog and respond to
posted questions. Presentations
and Slideshow offer impressive
presentations (like the accompanying
SlideShare file), examining the
changing face of literacy and libraries.
Furthermore, free ebooks can be
downloaded from the Reading list.
Although composed for an American
audience, the material on this
comprehensive site has relevance
for Australian schools. H . Gardiner
USER LEVEL: Professional
PUBLISHER: WordPress, USA
REVIEW DATE: 09/07/2012 [028.7]
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Exploring transliteracy: the new literacies and
libraries by Bobbi Newman
Reframing information
literacy as a metaliteracy
MACKEY, Thomas P. & JACOBSON,
Trudi E.
According to the
authors of this
insightful research
article, social media
and online communities
have challenged
traditional definitions
of information literacy.
They argue that the term metaliteracy
provides a broader scope for those
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